Forex Market Review: Dollar Firms, German Ifo Rises
United States of America. The US dollar is strengthening against the pound and the yen, while showing mixed performance against the euro.
United States of America. The US dollar is strengthening against the pound and the yen, while showing mixed performance against the euro.
Shares of Altria Group Inc., one of the leaders in the tobacco market, are trading at the 67.00 level.
Since the start of Monday trading, the GBP/USD pair has gained 0.38% and is trading near the 1.3530 level amid macroeconomic data from the United Kingdom.
The UK stock index FTSE 100 is gaining ground, holding near the 10,661.0 level despite an ongoing political crisis in the country.
During the Asian session, the USD/JPY pair maintains a corrective trend, trading near 154.28 amid a broadly stable US dollar.
EUR/USD. The European currency is showing confident growth in the EUR/USD pair, extending the corrective impulse formed at the end of last week, and during the Asian session it is testing the 1.1820 level for an upside breakout, while market participants await new catalysts.
The US dollar is showing active but mixed dynamics in the USD/CAD pair during the Asian session, consolidating near the 1.3670 area as market participants await new drivers and assess the fundamental signals that emerged last week.
The European currency is showing solid gains in the EUR/USD pair, extending the corrective momentum formed at the end of last week, and during the Asian session is testing the 1.1820 level for an upside breakout, while market participants await new catalysts.
Shares of McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest fast-food chain, are trading near 330.00 following the release of its latest financial report.
United States of America. The U.S. dollar is weakening against the pound but shows mixed dynamics against the euro and the yen.
The XPT/USD pair has entered a key sideways range of 2186.07–2012.14 (50.0–61.5% Fibonacci retracement), where it has been trading for more than two weeks. Over the past three sessions, prices have attempted to resume upward momentum amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The US dollar is showing mixed dynamics in the USD/JPY pair, holding near the 155.20 level during the Asian session as investors analyze Japan’s January inflation data. In annual terms, the headline consumer price index slowed sharply from 2.1% to 1.5%, coming in below average forecasts, while the core indicator eased from 2.9% to 2.6%.
EUR/USD. The euro is posting a moderate pullback against the US dollar, extending a corrective move across the ultra-short-term and short-term horizons. The pair is testing the 1.1750 level to the downside, holding close to the local lows recorded on January 23.
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